Medininagar, Jul 29 (PTI) A 52-year-old woman was trampled to death by a herd of elephants in Jharkhand's Palamu district on Tuesday, a forest department official said.

The incident occurred at Salaiya village when the woman was working in a field, he said.

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The deceased was identified as Samudri Kunwar.

"Two women were grazing their goats near their residence when a herd of three elephants surrounded them all of a sudden. Kunwar was trampled to death, while the other managed to escape," Manika Forest Range Officer Thakur Paswan said.

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Pawan said her family was provided Rs 50,000 as immediate relief.

The Jharkhand government provides a compensation of Rs 4 lakh in case of death in an elephant attack, he said.

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